Query memory grants part 1: Where does the memory go?

Let’s talk about how queries use memory, specifically in the execution plan. One of the query operators that use memory...

Speaking at SQL Saturday Nashville

I am excited and honored to announce that I have been selected to speak at SQL Saturday Nashville on January 12, 2019. I’ve been to Nashville before, in fact...

Speaking at SQL Saturday Nashville

I am excited and honored to announce that I have been selected to speak at SQL Saturday Nashville on January...

Automatic Tuning Monitoring and Diagnostics

Thanks to Extended Events (XE), we have access to a guide of sorts that will help us better understand if our shiny new tool (automatic tuning) is operating as...

Automatic Tuning Monitoring and Diagnostics

Cool new toys/tools have been made available to the data professional. Among these tools are query data store and automatic...

How to upload a vagrant file while provision a server

How to upload a vagrant file while provisioning a server
I was recently introduced to vagrant and i found it very interesting. I picked up a task that which is creating...

How to upload a vagrant file while provision a server

How to upload a vagrant file while provisioning a server
I was recently introduced to vagrant and i found it very interesting. I picked up a task that which is creating...

Fun Time Friday: New Year! Drones, Autism and SQL Server 2008

Welcome to the first Fun Time Friday of 2019 and with that I'd like to wish a very Happy New Year to our friends, customers and clients.

SQL Server 2008...

Fun Time Friday: New Year! Drones, Autism and SQL Server 2008

Welcome to the first Fun Time Friday of 2019 and with that I'd like to wish a very Happy New...

Some of my goals for 2019

In late December 2018 I had a discussion with Amanda Martin the PASS Community Manager around things that I would...